2000 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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Season MVPCL: Hideki Matsui (YOM)
PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI)
PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI)
CL championsYomiuri Giants
| 2000 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Hideki Matsui (YOM) PL: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (DAI) |
| League postseason | |
| CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
| PL champions | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| PL runners-up | Seibu Lions |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| Finals MVP | Hideki Matsui (YOM) |
The 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 51st season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.
Central League
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 135 | 78 | 57 | 0 | .578 | – |
| Chunichi Dragons | 135 | 70 | 65 | 0 | .519 | 8.0 |
| Yokohama BayStars | 136 | 69 | 66 | 1 | .512 | 9.0 |
| Yakult Swallows | 136 | 66 | 69 | 1 | .489 | 12.0 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 136 | 65 | 70 | 1 | .481 | 13.0 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 136 | 57 | 78 | 1 | .422 | 21.0 |
Pacific League
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 135 | 73 | 60 | 2 | .549 | – |
| Seibu Lions | 135 | 69 | 61 | 5 | .531 | 2.5 |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 135 | 69 | 65 | 1 | .515 | 4.5 |
| Orix BlueWave | 135 | 64 | 67 | 4 | .489 | 8.0 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 135 | 62 | 67 | 6 | .481 | 9.0 |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 135 | 58 | 75 | 2 | .436 | 15.0 |